Deterrorise Pakistan for peace in the region

Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif proposed on Wednesday renewed peace talks with India, aimed at defining the relationship between the Asian countries ‘as one of cooperation, not confrontation’.

“Not only have past assurances in this regard not been honoured (by Pakistan) but new cross-border terrorist attacks have taken place recently, in which two terrorists from across the border have also been captured alive”, Swaraj said.

Intended talks due last month between security advisors for two nations were cancelled at the last moment, with Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi insisting that discussion focus on terrorism-related issues.

“As a responsible nuclear state, Pakistan will continue to support the objectives of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation”, he said adding that Pakistan has maintained the highest standards of nuclear security and established an effective regime to ensure the safety and security of nuclear facilities and stocks.

Addressing the UN General Assembly, Sharif equated Kashmir with Palestine while talking about “suffering of Muslims across the world“, saying “Palestinians and Kashmiris (are) oppressed by foreign occupation”. “Blaming neighbours is not a solution”, said a third tweet by Swarup. The world watches with concern as its consequences have spread beyond its immediate neighbourhood…All of us stand prepared to help, if only the creators of this monster wake up to the dangers of what they have done to themselves. In a series of swift tweets, he asserted that “de-terrorising” Pakistan rather than de-militarising Kashmir was the answer for achieving peace.

Sharif: Pakistan is the primary victim of terrorism. It said it was India that extended the hand of friendship. The world body is unlikely to be influenced by Sharif’s rhetoric as it knows only too well that it is not demilitarisation of Kashmir but delinking of Pakistan from terrorism that is the need of the hour.

On Monday, Afghanistan CEO Abdullah Abdullah, however, accused Pakistan on being a sanctuary for terrorists and of going back on its word to stop terrorism against his country.

In a statement to CNS, spokesperson of UJC, Syed Sadaqat while quoting Council Chief Syed Sallahuddin said, “India should shun its intransigence and accept reality that Kashmir is a long pending dispute which needs to be resolved”.

Mrs. Swaraj said that the goal of these attacks is meant to destabilize India and “legitimize Pakistan’s illegal occupation of parts of…Jammu and Kashmir and its claim on the rest of it”.